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Why do they give the novel prize in physics to a completely theoretical and disprovable theory, it’s almost like they don’t even try

>> No.9208447

>>9208441
In case you haven't noticed, theoretical physics is at a bit of a desperate point, we've got some big theories that seem perfect, but then they disagree, but we can't find experimental data that disagrees with either theory, so we're sort of stuck just theorizing but with no data to actually confirm or deny the unifying theories

So any progress is good progress

>> No.9208453

>>9208447
Theoretical physics are useless

>> No.9208468

What the fuck are you talking about?

>> No.9208477

>>9208468
Found the brainlet

>> No.9208485

>>9208441

All science is theoretical. All theories must be falsifiable. You have no idea how science works.

>> No.9208490

>>9208485
>all science is falsifiable
No, no it’s not, you are thinking of theoretical probability which isn’t apart of science, with science we find truth in the world around us and learn from it

>> No.9208512

>>9208490
Dude, do you even know scientific method?

>> No.9208516

>>9208512
The scientific method gives you an end point and an answer no matter how long it takes
Theoretical probability gives no answers and has no endpoints

>> No.9208563

>>9208516
Science HAS to be falsifiable to be science you fucking moron, otherwise it's metaphysics

>> No.9208596

>>9208490
Bruh if your hypothesis is unfalsifiable then your not doing science. I can "I can turn invisible when nobody's looking." it's not testable so how is it science.

>> No.9208602

>>9208453
Elaborate? Because I think you're wrong.

>> No.9208603

>>9208490
Do... Do you know what falsifiable even means...?

>> No.9208610

>>9208490
>hurr dur I'm in highschool

Science is a process. It does not siphon absolute 'truth' from the world. Look at Newtonian gravity vs. relativity. Or the interesting way that the flow of electricity has been defined and interpreted over time.

>>9208516
>no matter how long it takes
Exactly; it could take eons of chiseling away at the slab of possible knowledge. Except there is no definite finished piece. There are so many variables which limit what we may know at any given point (think technology) that we can never be certain what is 'absolutely true' in science.

There is no such thing as 'settled science'. At best, you have theories which may currently predict phenomenon.

>> No.9209205

>>9208485
>>9208490

>My point proved in the very next post.

Hell yeah. 10/10.